Guide to the Papers of Dot Mendoza

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MS Acc11.055

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Collection Summary

Creator
Dot Mendoza
Title
Papers of Dot Mendoza
Date Range
c.1957-1965
Collection Number
MS Acc11.055
Extent
0.45 metres (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6222297).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Dot Mendoza, National Library of Australia, MS Acc11.055, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Item Descriptions

Cross Section, 1957 (File 1) - Box 1

By Mendoza and Peter Sculthorpe/McKellar & Rasdall; "Cotton Pickin' Time", including Adagio and waltz; "Waltz from Deep South"; "Mississippi"; "The People's Palace"; Opening Chorus and Opening Number.

Cross Section, Sep-57 (File 1) - Box 1

By Mendoza; "Something Different"

Cross Section, Jul-57 (File 1) - Box 1

By Mendoza; "It Could Happen in the Movies"

The Three Little Pigs (File 1) - Box 1

By Mendoza; There Lived Three Little Pigs; Building a Fine House; Making His House; Build His House; Got to the Fair Nice and Early.

Awakening (File 1) - Box 1

By Jack Upton?/ Mendoza

Dream Girl (File 1) - Box 1

By ?Mendoza?

Living Alone and Like It (File 1) - Box 1

By ?Mendoza?; Includes assorted sheet music and handwritten lyrics

Joe Davis' Songs they don't sing in school (File 1) - Box 1

Find out what they like (music by Fats Waller), If I can't sell it (music by Alexander Hill), Slow up Papa (music by Joe Davis), My right hand man (music by Alexander Hill), Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama (music by Jimmie Johnson), My sweet harmony man (music by Joe Davis)

The Coo-ee Girl (File 1) - Box 1

Libretto

Yes, Aunt Amelia! (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza

Surry Hills Melody (File 2) - Box 1

By Alan Cairnes

I Want You for Christmas (File 2) - Box 1

By Godfrey Knox/Godfrey Knox

Three Little Pigs, 18-02-1952 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza; Text of Three Little Pigs for ABC Radio Youth Education Programme

Tagore 'The Gardener' No. 57 (File 2) - Box 1

Where Do We Go from Here, 1961 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza; Two scores

Peak Hour Cha Cha, 1961 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar; Copyright 22/11/1961 (two scores)

Grab It While It's Hot, 02-04-1961 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza; Two scores

Peel Me a Cumquat, 22-11-1961 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

Art Strip, 11-05-1961 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/John McKellar; Two scores

Overture: Hey Diddle Diddle (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar; Two scores

That's My Philosophy, 08-06-1962 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

Tiger Moth, 12-09-1958 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar; Part of Bats (1958)?

Chow Mein (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

Connections (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/John McKellar

The People's Palace, Jul-57 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza?/; See also 1/1/1 under Cross Section

Nothing can stop me now (File 2) - Box 1

Peak Hour Cha Cha (File 2) - Box 1

Paper, 1961 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?; Two scores

Bouffant (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

Angel's Lament, 13-01-1958 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar; From Cross Section

It's Been a Good Year, 02-05-1967 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

Rocks in My Head, 24-07-1958 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar

Blues (File 2) - Box 1

By ?Mendoza

Swine Lake (Lac des Cochons) (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza?

The Hornsby Line, Oct-57 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar

Woolloomooloo, 1957? (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar; Two scores

Something Different, 08-09-1957 (File 2) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

Going Up, 1957 (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

West Side (File 3) - Box 1

A View from the Bridge, 1957 (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar

What's New (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza/; Overture and Opening

The World is My Ashtray (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar

Hard Day (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza/ June Collis?

Café Continental (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?; Kleine Wien, Billy tea, Entr'acte and The circus, Tea, Petit Paris,

Marseillaise- Every Sunday in the Domain (File 3) - Box 1

Cross Section, 1957 (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza/Sculthorpe; Opening

What's new (File 3) - Box 1

And This is My Beloved (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza

Where Do We Go from Here, 1961 (File 3) - Box 1

Grab It While It's Hot, 1961 (File 3) - Box 1

Hey Diddle Diddle (File 3) - Box 1

By Mendoza/McKellar

At It Again, 1962 (File 4) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

Transmigration (File 4) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

The Fragrance Men Love (File 4) - Box 1

By ?Mendoza/?

Bats, 1958 (File 4) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

North Shore - South Shore, Apr-61 (File 4) - Box 1

By Mendoza/?

Cotton Pickin' Time, Aug-57 (File 4) - Box 1

By Mendoza and Sculthorpe/ McKellar & Rasdall

Woolloomooloo (File 4) - Box 1

Piano

So Near Sophia, 31-05-1962 (File 4) - Box 1

By Mendoza/Ray Taylor

Excuse I (File 4) - Box 1

By ?Mendoza/Barry Humphries; Overture, If I had a talking picture, After entr'acte, Winter wonderland, Advance Australia

You oughta be in pictures, 1934 (File 4) - Box 1

By Dana Suesse/Edward Heyman; Published score

Always Alone (File 4) - Box 1

By Mendoza/William Orr

Always Alone (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr; All the scores in box 2/packet 1 relate to the musical A Wish is a Dream, October 1962

A Wish is a Dream (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Valda (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Shoes (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Glass Slippers (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

A Wish is a Dream (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Moon Beam and Belle of the Ball (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Each Little Button (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Cinderella Ballet (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Invitation to the Ball (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Eat, Eat, Eat (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

A Name (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Entr'acte (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza

The Excuse Me Waltz (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Cinderella Polka (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Each Little Button (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Related to Royalty (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Wedding Finale (File 1) - Box 2

By Mendoza/William Orr

Mistress Money (File 2) - Box 2

By Mendoza/Eleanor Witcombe & J McKellar; Libretto and script (two copies)

Poster (File 2) - Box 2

Poster for Mistress Money; Text: Meet Mistress money at Phillip Street Theatre, Friday 27th May (50cm x 75cm)

Happy Birthday, 29//4/1959 (File 3) - Box 2

By Mendoza/Mendoza

Entr'acte: Stop Press (File 3) - Box 2

By Mendoza

Woo-lloo-moo-loo, 1957? (File 3) - Box 2

By Mendoza/McKellar

Noel Coward in La Perouse (File 3) - Box 2

Mad about myself' (Song 8)

TV Blues (File 3) - Box 2

By Mendoza

On the Rocks, 04-06-1962 (File 3) - Box 2

By Mendoza

Mississippi, Aug-57 (File 3) - Box 2

By Mendoza/?

Bats (File 3) - Box 2

The Vatican (File 4) - Box 2

By Mendoza; Several pieces; appears to be a work-in-progress

Sapphires and Sables (File 5) - Box 2

By Peter Yorke; Sheet music

Sapphires and Sables (File 5) - Box 2

By ?Mendoza?; Adaptation?

People's Palace, Jul-57 (File 5) - Box 2

By ?Mendoza?

The Devil in you (File 5) - Box 2

Peak Hour Cha Cha, 1961 (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza/McKellar

Noel Coward in La Perouse (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza/McKellar; Libretto, script and manuscript score for 'Song 7'

The Sixpence Eater (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza/McKellar

Deep South: Cotton Pickin' Time (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza??

Entr'acte (File)

Angel's Lament, 13-01-1958 (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza/McKellar; From Cross Section

Where Do We Go from Here, 1961 (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza; See also Box 2 Packet 1

Café Continental (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza; Drums; See also Box2 Packet 3

Art Strip, 11-05-1961 (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza/McKellar; See also Box 2 Packet 1

Mala Home (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza; Includes typescript lyrics for 'I was Bwautiful'

Indonesia (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza

Designs upon Her Person, 1956 (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza

Your Eyes Say "Yes", 22-11-1961 (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza/McKellar

The Multi-Coloured Bush (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza/McKellar; Libretto and manuscript score

Canberra Blues, May-05 (File 5) - Box 2

By Mendoza/?

Watch on the Rhine (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?

Round the Smorgasbord (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?

What's New (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?; Finale with drums

The Golden Age (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza?

Madam Guillotine (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?; Finale

The Rook-a-Dook Rag, Oct-56 (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?Mendoza?

Grab It While It's Hot, 02-04-1961 (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/; For drums

What's New (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?; For drums

Sleeping Beauty, 06-10-1958 (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza

Through a Glass Darkly (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Gwen Friend; Title on front page of manuscript score is 'Through a Dark Glassly' but subsequent documents have the title 'Through a glass darkly'

Darcy's Day Out, 29-08-1965 (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza

Bring Back The Thirties, 10-05-1961 (File 1) - Box 3

Let's Be Wholesome (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?

Madam Guillotine (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?

Sunburned Man, 26-09-1959 (File 1) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

The Coo-ee Girl (File 2) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar; Songs include: Drought; Do I Love You?; Showboat; Back to Kyogle; The Abo and the Digger

Little Old Lady of Palmer Street, 06-08-1957 (File 2) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar; Two scores, one transposed

Back to Bacchus (File 2) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar; Two scores, one transposed

Tiger Moth, 12-09-1958 (File 2) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar; See also: Box 1 Packet 3

Beer and Sympathy, 26-09-1959 (File 2) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Of Ming I Sing (File 2) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Life Upon the Wicked Stage (File 3) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza?

April in Fairbanks, 1956? (File 3) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza?

It Pays to Advertise (File 3) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza?

Try a Little Tenderness (File 3) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza?

Piccola Marina (File 3) - Box 3

By Mendoza?; Libretto

Dinner for one please, James, 1935 (File 3) - Box 3

By Michael Carr; Published score

The Hard Way (File 3) - Box 3

You Can't Blame a Girl for Trying, 1945 (File 3) - Box 3

By Bernie Wayne/ Ben Raleigh; Sheet music: sung by Bing Crosby

Two Sleepy People, 1938 (File 3) - Box 3

By Hoagy Carmichael/ F Loesser; Sheet music: sung by Bob Hope

Various commercial songs on sheet music, 1928-19378 (File 3) - Box 3

Isn't it romantic, Thanks for the memory, She's funny that way,

In a Gondola (File 3) - Box 3

By Mendoza/R Browning

I Plucked Your Flower (File 3) - Box 3

By Mendoza/R Tagore; Lyrics are from The Gardener LV11: I Plucked Your Flower by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

Here in the Dark (File 3) - Box 3

By Arthur Young/D Mendoza

I Had a Hard Day (File 3) - Box 3

By ?Mendoza/Mendoza?

I Knew Her When (File 3) - Box 3

By Lance Mulcahy/ Gerry Donovan & L Mulcahy

Life Begins at Forty (File 4) - Box 3

By Fifi Banvnard Productions; Fifi Banvard and Gwenneth Friend

Why Shouldn't It Happen (File 4) - Box 3

By Mendoza

The Smallest Pianist in Captivity, 13-11-1953 (File 4) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza

Is It Because I'm the End (File 4) - Box 3

Lyrics

I'm So Legit (File 4) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza?

Moonlight is Silver (File 4) - Box 3

The Last on the Programme (File 4) - Box 3

By Mendoza/Mendoza

A Luxury Flat for Two, Oct-57 (File 4) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Renouncement (File 5) - Box 3

By D Jordan ?/Mendoza

Maiden's Prayer, 02-11-1957 (File 5) - Box 3

By ?Mendoza/Mendoza

Municipal Queen, 22-11-1961 (File 5) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?

What the People Want, 24-04-1961 (File 5) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?

Tiger Moth, 12-09-1958 (File 5) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Beer and Sympathy, 26-09-1959 (File 5) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Little Old Lady , 06-08-1957 (File 5) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Through the Looking Glass, Jul-63 (File 5) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?

Unidentified lyricks (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?; Could relate to Mala Home in box 2/5

Mr Mrs US (File 6) - Box 3

Whistling Doll's Song (File 6) - Box 3

By Dark Enchantment

Bring Back The Thirties, 10-05-1961 (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza?/?

The Hornsby Line, Oct-57 (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Munciple [stet] Queen (File 6) - Box 3

Nuts, 20-10-1957 (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza; Adaptation by Menoza

It's been a Good Year (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza?/Mendoza?

It Wasn't the Scotch, 20-11-1957 (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Peak Hour Cha Cha, 1961 (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar; Two scores

Old Fashioned Wishing Well, 01-02-1957 (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza

The Fragrance Men Love, 02-10-1959 (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/

Connections (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

Dream Girl (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza?/?

Of Ming I Sing (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar

The Coo-ee Girl (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/McKellar; Also Corroboree

Red Flag (File 6) - Box 3

By Mendoza/?

Concerto in Jazz, 1947 (File 7) - Box 3

By Donald Phillips; Various published scores


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